Q: Is 8,402,184 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,402,184 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 8,402,184 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 24 27 28 36 42 54 56 63 72 84 108 126 168 189 216 252 378 504 756 1,512 5,557 11,114 16,671 22,228 33,342 38,899 44,456 50,013 66,684 77,798 100,026 116,697 133,368 150,039 155,596 200,052 233,394 300,078 311,192 350,091 400,104 466,788 600,156 700,182 933,576 1,050,273 1,200,312 1,400,364 2,100,546 2,800,728 4,201,092 and 8,402,184, with no remainder.

Since 8,402,184 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,402,184, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).